Neville Williams
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Neville Williams | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Boxing, opposition to Lake Cowal gold mine |
| Boxing career | |
| Other names | Chappy |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | lightweight[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox[1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34[citation needed] |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 0 |
Neville "Chappy" Williams is an
Barrick Gold Corporation's gold mine project at Lake Cowal.[citation needed] Barrick sold the Cowal Mine to Evolution Mining in 2015.[2]
William's most prominent victory as a professional boxer came on June 7, 1972 in Sydney's Riverwood Legion Club when he knocked out popular boxer, fellow Australian Wally Carr in the third round.[3] In his previous fight, Williams had fought for the Australian national Featherweight title but lost by first round knockout to champion Lucky Gattellari at the Apia Club in Sydney on April 18, 1972.[4]
See also
- Wiradjuri
- Prominent indigenous Australians
References
- ^ a b "Neville Williams". Boxrec. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Validakis, Vicky (25 May 2015). "Barrick Gold sells Cowal Gold mine". Australian Mining. Prime Creative Media. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
External links
- [1] February 2005 report from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy (published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website) includes a quote from Uncle Chappy Williams